Improvement in boot-legs



- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID A. IIAVILAND, OF FORT DODGE, IOWVA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOOT-LEGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 33,l95,'da tedSeptember 3, 1861.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, DAVID A. HAVILAND, of Fort Dodge, in the county ofWebster, inthe State of Iowa, have invented a new and improved mode ofpreventing the leg ofa boot from falling down, wrinkling, and shorteningat the sides and ankles, thereby preventing lameness, irritation,soreness, and pain of the ankles and adjoining parts of the leg andfoot; and I hereby declare that the following is an exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of rnyinvention consists in the application of a metallicspring (or a spring of any other elastic substance) to the ankle of aboot, on both sides of the boot, to be inclosed in a folded welt on bothsides of the boot-leg in the side seams, the fold of said welt to be andappear on the outside of the boot-leg.

To enable'others skilled in the art to use my invention, I will proceedto describe its construction and operation.

I construct my boot in any of the known manners, the side seams thereofalways to be welted with a folded welt, the welt to be and appear on theoutside ot' the boot, and to extend from the sole upward from four (4)to ten Within the fold of the weltlinsert the spring' Y from the top ofthe folded welt` the spring to be fastened at the top either bystitching or by a rivet. The spring extends above and below the ankle,thereby preventing the ankle of the boot from settling, shortening, andforming ridges and l wrinkles, which often irritate the ankle-joint,thereby causing soreness, lameness, and pain to the ankle and adjoiningparts of the leg and foot.

I am aware that metallic strips have been applied to the fastenings ofgaiters and shoes. My invention is confined to high boots which have nofastenings, and the legs of which do not fit so closely as to besupported by the leg or ankle of the wearer.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

As a new article of manufacture, a high boot provided on eachside withasteel spring secured on the outside of the seam in an ont.-wardly-projecting welt, all as herein shown and explained.

DAV ID A. I-IAVILAND.

Vitnesses GEO. D. INGEEsoLL, A. K. WELLES.

